As part of our Program Partnership with Bioenterprise Canada, we are delighted to invite female founders and existing women-owned businesses looking to grow, scale up, or expand to participate in the PARO Green Economy BIZCamp. This virtual BIZCamp aims to support and empower female-led…
Recently, in our “People of the Portal” series we put the spotlight on two Portal companies, Bio Graphene Solutions and Psigryph Inc., both of which were featured in Canada’s “top 50 investable cleantech companies” list. Well, now we can add to their list of…
Fostering resilient and sustainable food systems and agriculture through cleantech innovation is a crucial research area of interest at Cleantech Commons. That is why we are excited to announce that a Cleantech Commons partner, Bioenterprise Canada has launched their new FoodShift program, which supports the adoption of GHG-reducing clean…
Want to hack one of the longest unbroken environmental datasets in the world? Sure, you do…! In a collaboration with our friends at IISD Experimental Lakes Area are inviting all students and young professionals (ages 18 to 30) with coding experience and an interest in…
In partnership with our friends at Spark Centre, we are inviting members of the Cleantech Commons community to take advantage of an upcoming Masterclass on Intellectual Property on Wednesday, June 21 at 10:00 am EST. IP law firm, Bereskin & Parr will be talking…
Cleantech Commons is a partner in the “BioCreate” program to help early-stage genomics companies bring new products to market Recently, we shared how Cleantech Commons has partnered with Ontario Genomics to help early-stage genomics companies in the health, food and agriculture, and cleantech sectors bring new products to…
Our partners, Bioenterprise, have partnered with Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) to host a national Sustainability Challenge. The competition is part of The Green Pursuit – A Sustainability and Innovation Challenge. What is The Green Pursuit Challenge? This Sustainability Challenge is a business pitch…
As a member of the Cleantech Commons community, you will be aware of our partnership with GreenCentre Canada. This is designed to help accelerate the development of innovative green and sustainable solutions that address energy, environmental, and climate challenges. Our partnership is about Cleantech…
Recently, we shared how Cleantech Commons is partnering with Ontario Genomics to help early-stage genomics companies bring new products to market by providing funding and tech development to startups. The BioCreate program provides seed funding and support to help genomics ventures in the health, food and agriculture, and cleantech…
The Rotary Club of Peterborough and Cleantech Commons have joined forces to promote environmental innovation. Cleantech Commons has joined Rotary as its founding Title Partner to launch a new initiative known as the Rotary Environmental Innovators Fund (REIF). REIF is designed to advance environmental…
StrikeUP provides a forum for growth, mentorship and financing for women entrepreneurs. With our vision of becoming Canada’s leading hub for green technology collaboration, discovery, innovation, and entrepreneurship, Cleantech Commons at Trent University is working to inspire young women entrepreneurs of tomorrow through our…
In partnership with our friends at Spark Centre, we are extending an invitation to the Cleantech Commons community to take advantage of an upcoming Masterclass on Intellectual Property on Thursday, February 9 at 9:30 am EST. Did you know that Patents are an essential…
As a member of the Cleantech Commons community, you will be aware that we recently signed a partnership deal with GreenCentre Canada. This partnership helps accelerate the development of innovative green and sustainable solutions that address energy, environmental, and climate challenges. Click here to…
Our good friends at the Research Innovation Office at the University of Guelph have launched the 2023 Ontario Agri-Tech Pitch Competition. At Cleantech Commons we are delighted to support this exciting initiative, which is designed to both raise awareness about problems worth solving and…
Recently, we shared how Cleantech Commons is partnering with Ontario Genomics to help early-stage genomics companies bring new products to market. Other program partners include Velocity (Waterloo), McMaster Innovation Park/Synapse Life Sciences Consortium (Hamilton), and Toronto Metropolitan University Science Discovery Zone (Toronto). Ontario Genomics’ BioCreate program is…
“Cleantech Commons at Trent University in Peterborough is partnering with Ontario Genomics to help early-stage genomics companies bring new products to market,” writes Pamela Vanmeer in Kawartha411. This article comes on the heels of a recent announcement of a $5.6 million investment in the BioCreate program. BioCreate will provide seed funding and support to…
Trent University-affiliated Cleantech Commons research park focused on igniting ingenuity, stimulating entrepreneurship, and building a cleantech cluster in Peterborough and beyond. Affectionately known as The Electric City (as a result of being the first town in Canada to use electric streetlights) Peterborough, ON, has…
Fostering resilient and sustainable food systems and agriculture through cleantech innovation is a crucial research area of interest at Cleantech Commons. That is why we are excited to announce that a Cleantech Commons partner, Bioenterprise Canada has launched the FoodShift program, which supports the…
As an organization focused on supporting Canadian ventures in the cleantech sector to create opportunities for growth, scaling, funding, and commercial success, Cleantech Commons is excited to announce that a Cleantech Commons partner, GreenCentre Canada, is accepting applications for the second cohort of their…